| NGC 3266 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 3266 imaged bySDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 10h 33m 17.6011s[1] |
| Declination | +64° 44′ 57.858″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.005887±0.0000400[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1,765±12 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 90.4 ± 6.4 Mly (27.71 ± 1.96 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.42[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB00[1] |
| Size | ~50,300 ly (15.43 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.5′ × 1.3′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| 2MASX J10331762+6444578,UGC 5725,MCG +11-13-030,PGC 31198,CGCG 313-022[1] | |
NGC 3266 is alenticular galaxy in theconstellation ofUrsa Major. Its velocity with respect to thecosmic microwave background is1,879±14 km/s, which corresponds to aHubble distance of 90.4 ± 6.4 Mly (27.71 ± 1.96 Mpc).[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomerWilliam Herschel on 3 April 1791.[2][3]
NGC 3266 has a possibleactive galactic nucleus, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.[4][5]
According to a study by Abraham Mahtessian in 1988, NGC 3266 andNGC 3259 form a pair of galaxies.[6]
Onesupernova has been observed in NGC 3266:
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